Medieval Islamic Medicine: Ibn Ridwan's Treatise on the Prevention of Bodily Ills in Egypt Volume 9

Book Overview

This book describes medieval Islamic medicine and to explore a specific medical text, On the Prevention of Bodily Ills in Egypt by 'Ali ibn Ridwan (A.D. 998 - 1068). It seeks to answer the following questions: What did it mean to be a doctor in medieval Islamic society? What was the nature of the medicine that physicians practiced? And what was the relationship between physician and patient?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520048369
• ISBN13: 9780520048362
• Release Date: April 1984
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"